Our Upcoming Events
June 2026
Celebrating Pride Month – Love is our foundation.
We’re excited to invite 2SLGBTQIA+ graduate students, families, friends, and supporters to our Pride Celebration! 💛
Join us for a fun and welcoming evening with board games, a movie, snacks, and more. This is a family-friendly event, and we’ll also have painting supplies and colouring sheets available for children and anyone who prefers a quieter activity. 🎨✨
This year, we’ll also be trying rock painting! If you’d like to participate, please bring your own rock. 🪨🌈
📅 When: June 19, 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Where: UMGPS Lounge, Room 217, UMSU University Centre
Come celebrate Pride with us in a space built on love, community, and support. 💕
Assiniboine Zoo + Park Trip
Are you ready to explore the Assiniboine Park Conservancy?
Visit the zoo to see Polar bears 🐻❄️and other wildlife🐯🦭🦬 & an animatronic dinosaur 🦖 🦕exhibition!
Then explore the Assiniboine Park, visit English Garden, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, The Pavilion Art Gallery or relax in the nature 🌱
Tickets include admission and the round trip transportation.
July 2026
Children’s Reading Circle
One of the biggest challenges graduate students who are also parents face during the summer is accessing childcare support. To help address this need and support our graduate student community, the University of Manitoba Graduate and Postdoctoral Students’ Society (UMGPS) is partnering with Children’s Reading Circle this summer to offer a free literacy and childcare support initiative for youth aged 6–17.
Program details are as follows:
Session 1: July 13, 15, and 17, 2026
Session 2: August 24, 26, and 27, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: UMGPS Lounge, University of Manitoba
Please register using this link: https://forms.office.com/r/4U4UXxMsiD
We encourage interested families to register early, as spaces may be limited.
Gimli Day Trip
The annual summer day trip is back!!!!⛱️🌊☀️🕶️
Join us to the lakeside town of Gimli, Manitoba on Friday July 17. Tickets are $25; includes air-conditioned bus there and back!
Make your purchase now via this link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/gimli-day-trip
Read instructions before continuing signing up – At the final step – by please opt-out by selecting ‘Other’ and putting ‘$0 (zero)’ to avoid paying extra. The extra amount will go the platform as donation.
Peer Support Hours & Games
Join us for Peer Support Hour & Games on Friday, July 31, from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM at the UMGPS Lounge, Room 221, University Centre.
Come unwind, meet fellow graduate students, and enjoy board games, card games, PS5 gaming, casual conversations, snacks, and refreshments.
Open to all graduate students!
August 2026
Children’s Reading Circle
One of the biggest challenges graduate students who are also parents face during the summer is accessing childcare support. To help address this need and support our graduate student community, the University of Manitoba Graduate and Postdoctoral Students’ Society (UMGPS) is partnering with Children’s Reading Circle this summer to offer a free literacy and childcare support initiative for youth aged 6–17.
Program details are as follows:
Session 1: July 13, 15, and 17, 2026
Session 2: August 24, 26, and 27, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: UMGPS Lounge, University of Manitoba
Please register using this link: https://forms.office.com/r/4U4UXxMsiD
We encourage interested families to register early, as spaces may be limited.
September 2026
Outdoor Movie Night
We will be watching: Jurassic World: Rebirth 2025 🦕🦖
Join us for an exciting night! The movie will start playing at 8:30 pm or when it will be dark enough, but you are welcome to come earlier to secure a good spot!
🪑 Bring your blankets, lawn chairs picnic mats!
🍿 We will have concession snacks for sale!
(But you can bring your own snacks from home)
📍 Where? At the Buller Lawn!!
⏰ When? September 4th at 8:30 pm
Body Doubling for Grad Students – In Partnership with Student Accessibility Services
Looking for a little extra structure, motivation, or company while working on your studies or research?
Join us this fall for Body Doubling sessions, designed to provide a supportive space where graduate students can work alongside others, build effective study and organization habits, and explore strategies that work for them.
Thursdays:
September 17
October 15
November 12
December 10
Body Doubling: 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Study Together Session: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: UMGPS Lounge, Room 217, UMSU University Centre, Fort Garry Campus
No registration required — drop in anytime!
September 17: Building a Process, Trusting Ourselves
The first session will explore topics including:
Perfectionism and imposter syndrome
Managing life interruptions and recognizing your limits
Hyperfocus, rest, and asking for help
Aims, goals, deadlines, and motivation
Planning your term with calendars and Gantt charts
The Pomodoro Technique
Daily planning and organization strategies
Building a study process with greater self-gentleness
Participants will also have access to practical resources, including blank term calendars, Gantt charts, and presentation materials.
Whether you stay for the full session or drop in for part of the day, this is an opportunity to work alongside other graduate students, explore new strategies, and make progress in a supportive environment.
No registration is needed — simply drop by and join us!